A small shield fern which has narrow glossy fronds with a double row of stiff bristle-edged lobes, found chiefly in mountainous areas of both Eurasia and North America.
冬青蕨
Several species in the genus Polystichum, family Dryopteridaceae, in particular the widespread P. lonchitis
Example sentencesExamples
Getting their name from the shape of the leaves, holly ferns grow rather upright with stiff, glossy bright green foliage.
It appears you have a holly fern, which prefers a moist/slightly moist, well-draining soil and bright or filtered shade or morning sun/afternoon shade.
It's the least cold-hardy of our three holly ferns so I put it in a very protected shady location.
In form, these evergreen holly ferns were much taller and more open than those that we were already growing.
Japanese holly fern is evergreen in frostfree areas, but loses its fronds in colder climates.
The holly ferns apparently do not stand transplanting well but they tolerate wind and are not bothered by chewing pests.
Definition of holly fern in US English:
holly fern
noun
A small shield fern which has narrow glossy fronds with a double row of stiff bristle-edged lobes, found chiefly in mountainous areas of both Eurasia and North America.
冬青蕨
Several species in the genus Polystichum, family Dryopteridaceae, in particular the widespread P. lonchitis
Example sentencesExamples
It's the least cold-hardy of our three holly ferns so I put it in a very protected shady location.
Japanese holly fern is evergreen in frostfree areas, but loses its fronds in colder climates.
Getting their name from the shape of the leaves, holly ferns grow rather upright with stiff, glossy bright green foliage.
The holly ferns apparently do not stand transplanting well but they tolerate wind and are not bothered by chewing pests.
It appears you have a holly fern, which prefers a moist/slightly moist, well-draining soil and bright or filtered shade or morning sun/afternoon shade.
In form, these evergreen holly ferns were much taller and more open than those that we were already growing.